Golf club handle



Toms, 1932 s, RAMQK 11,890,388. GOLF CLUB BANDLE Filed De 9. 1 92 9 p 4p Z fiZaff/aw Patented be. 6, 1932 v nnrran s A'rEs PATENT orrics SEBASTIAN KBAMLIK, OF KENILWOBTH, NEW JERSEY GOLF CLUB HANDLE Application filed Dcceniber 9, 1929; Serial No. 412,879.

This invention relates to golf clubs and has for an object the provision of a club handle which will accommodate a number of golf tees so that a 'player may have the tees handy for use without carrying them in his;-

With the above and other objects in view, the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction,

to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a sectional view partly in elevation showing a portion of the shaft of a golf club with the invention applied.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fra mentary section of the outer end of the liandle of the club.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail where- ,in like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates a portion of the shaft of a golf club, and 11 the handle or grip. The club niay be of any type desired, but it is preferred to incorporate the invention in the handle of a driver;

0 As illustrated in the drawing, the handle or grip of the club is provided with a socket 12, and positioned within the socketis a tubular member 13, which may be closed at its inner end as indicated at 14. The outer end of this tubular member is provided with a relatively thick annular flange 15 having recesses 16 disposed radially and the outer ends of these recesses are closed by a sleeve This sleeve is preferably provided with 56 an inwardly extending flange 18, so that a cup-shaped member is provided which receives the outer endof the tubular member 13.

Arranged within the sockets 16 are retaining elements or balls 19 which are forced inward by means of springs 20, the ends of the sockets 16 however being so shaped as to prevent the balls from leaving the sockets,

A ferrule 20 may surround the outer end of the handle or grip 11. so The cylindrical member 13 is closed by a cap 21, and this cap carries a projection 2:2 which extends into the outer end of the tubular member and is provided with an annular groove 23 to receive the retaining ele 86 ments 19. The cap 21 is thus yieldingly held in position. v

The tubular member which provides a socket within the handle of the club is adapted to contain a plurality of golf tees 2 1. The socket preferably accommodates eighteen tees for playing a round of golf. The tees are held within the socket by means of the cap-21 and the innermost tee rests upon a follower 25 which is forced outward by '1 means of a spring 26.

By reference to Figure 2 of the drawing it will be seen that when the cap 21 is removed, the spring 26 will force the tees outward so that the outermost tee may be grasped. The retaining elements 19 resist this outward movement so that the tees must be manually removed. lVith the removal of a tee, the

retaining elements 19 will engage the next adjacenttee so as to yieldingly hold this 5 and the remaining tees within the handle.

When the cap 21 is positionedi'the tees will be forced inward so that the retainingelements 19 will en age the extension in'the cap. When all of the tees are removed, the

retaining elements 19 will engage and prevent outward movement of the follower 25.

It is thus apparent that the retaining elements 19 perform three functions, vnamely; they yieldingly retain the cap in position to close the socket; they yieldingly resist outward movement of the tees, and they prevent Y outward movement of the follower 25.

The tees are preferably made of celluloid and are of such a size that eighteen tees, when nested within the handle will leave sulficient room for the compressed spring. uT'he' parts are so proportioned and of such weight as to compensate for the wood removed, so that a proper balance on the club will be maintained. Z i

- The invention is susceptible of various changesin its form, proportions and minor detailsof construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed 1s:-

handlelhaving a soc et in its upper en receive a plurality of golf tees, yieldable means to force the tees outward, a closure for "the outer end of the socket, and means to reolf tees comprisin a 1. A holder for.

tain the closure in position and to retard the outward movement of the tees when the clo:

sure is removed. 2; A holder for olf tees comprisin a handle having a Societ in its upper end to receive a lurality of golf tees, yieldable means to orce the tees outward, a closure for the outer end of the socket, and yieldable elements extending into the socket adjacent the outer end of the latter to engage and yieldingly retain the closure in position and to retain the tees partially within the socket when the closure 1s removed.

3. A holder for golf tees comprising a handle having a chamber opening outwardly through the end thereof, a tubular member positioned in the chamber and having the inner end thereof closed and its outer end enlargzd and positioned outwardly of the cham r and having oppositely disposed sockets, spring pressed balls in said sockets to frictionall engage the outermost tee of a plurality o nested tees located in the tubular member, a spring pressed follower for urgin the tees in a direction outwardly of the tu ular member and which are prevented from movin entirely outwardly of said tubular mea er b' said balls, a cap to en gage the open en an a plug on said cap and extending into the tubular member and having a groove to receive the balls and thereby position the tees-fifull' ,within the tubular member.

4." A' holder for golf tees comprising a .socketed member to receive a plurality of nested tees, a spring pressed follower engagmg said tees to urge the latter outwardly of the tubular member,

tion of the'closure and adapted to engage the outermost tee when the closure is removed to prevent the tees from moving entlrely out of the socketed member.

' In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

SEBASTIAN KRAMLIK. 

